Systems for pest elimination, suppression or control

Abstract

Provided herein are systems, methods, active ingredients, compositions and formulations for killing, deterring growth, or suppressing a population of certain species of pests such as insects, fungi and bacteria.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for reducing the population of at least one pest comprising:
 forming a formulation by adding a compound selected from the group consisting of oxo-phenylethylamine, caryophyllene, alpha-pyrene, beta-pyrene, cyclolanost and gammacerane;   causing a contact or a close proximity between the pest and the formulation; and   killing the at least one pest when the at least one pest is at least in close proximity with the formulation.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein when the formulation is between zero and one parts per billion (ppb) of the compound, it is able to reduce the population of the at least one pest by at least 90% in 120 seconds or less. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the alpha-pyrene or beta-pyrene comprises an alpha-pyrene or a beta-pyrene found in an organic solvent extract of an  aframomum melegueta  (alligator pepper) plant part. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the alpha-pyrene or beta-pyrene comprises an alpha-pyrene or a beta-pyrene found in an organic solvent extract of a  xylopia aethiopica  (uda) plant part. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the caryophyllene comprises a caryophyllene or caryophyllene derivative found in an organic solvent extract of a  xylopia aethiopica  (uda) plant part. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the oxo-phenylethylamine comprises an oxo-phenylethylamine found in an organic solvent extract of a  Gongronema latifolium  (Utazi) plant part. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cyclolanost comprises a cyclolanost found in an organic solvent extract of a mesa plant part. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the gammacerane comprises a gammacerane found in an organic solvent extract of a  musa  plant part. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the phenylethylamine comprises a 2′-(R.sub.1)-oxy-N-(R.sub.2)-2-oxo-2-phenylethylamine. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are alkyl chains. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the alkyl chains are branched or linear. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are different. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are identical. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the phenylethylamine comprises a 2′-methoxy-N-methyl-2-oxo-2-phenylethylamine. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cyclolanost comprises 9,19-cyclolanost-25-en-3-ol or a 9,19-cyclolanost-25-en-3-ol derivative. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the 9,19-cyclolanost-25-en-3-ol comprises a 24 methyl derivative. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the 9,19-cyclolanost-25-en-3-ol comprises a 3-beta, 24 ethyl derivative. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the gammacerane comprises (C14.quadrature.)-homo-27-nor-14-beta-gammacerane-3 alpha-ol. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising an amplaiphile. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising hexadecanoic acid.